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Bermuda has had four imported cases of the mosquito-borne disease Chikungunya that has spread throughout the Caribbean, MPs were told during the Budget debate on Monday.
As of January 21, the Department of Health had reported three cases, saying that...
DATE: Mar 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Rebecca Zuill
The Island’s waste recycling service will continue “as far as we know”, according to Waste Management’s education and enforcement officer, Vanese Gordon.
But recycling is doomed to remain a money-losing enterprise, especially for an Island jurisdicti...
DATE: Mar 11, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Environment
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
This year’s Dementia Conference will put a new focus on raising awareness of the disease among Bermuda’s younger generation.
Expert dementia trainers will visit Gilbert Institute in Paget on Thursday to speak to pupils between the ages of seven and n...
DATE: Mar 10, 2015
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Other
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Premier Michael Dunkley and the Progressive Labour Party joined leaders across the globe yesterday in marking International Women’s Day.
International Women’s Day has been celebrated on March 8 since the early 1900s and recognises the achievements of...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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Students put their technical skills to the test yesterday as part of an island-wide competition to design the best underwater robot.
A total of 28 teams participated in the event that took place at the National Sports Centre swimming pool with the Cl...
DATE: Mar 09, 2015
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Premier Michael Dunkley joined leaders across the world today in recognising International Women’s Day.
Mr Dunkley said: “Today we celebrate the global strides women have made in all areas of society, including politics, social justice, business, the...
DATE: Mar 08, 2015
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Wayne Scott yesterday clarified that middle schools and senior schools are not being considered for consolidation contrary to making that suggestion at a meeting with education stakeholders.
The Education Minister met with the Bermuda Parent Teachers...
DATE: Mar 07, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Craig Cannonier appeared last night to backtrack on the decision to close Bermuda’s recycling plant for a year.
Twenty-four hours earlier, the Minister for Public Works had said the move to suspend the Material Recovery Facility service had been made...
DATE: Mar 06, 2015
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The consolidation of middle and senior schools has not been ruled out by Government as a means of reducing expenses.
Education Minister Wayne Scott told a well-attended audience at CedarBridge Academy that while Government’s initial focus is on pre-s...
DATE: Mar 06, 2015
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Other
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AUTHOR:
Sarah Lagan
Extra spending alone won’t translate into better results, Education Minister Wayne Scott told Parliament yesterday, defending the $127 million allocated — a drop of five per cent.
Mr Scott called the amount acceptable for the public school system’s r...
DATE: Mar 05, 2015
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CATEGORY:
Other
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell